This Month
In pictures: AFR Magazine’s 30th anniversary celebration
In a glittering party at one of Sydney’s finest diners, the Financial Review’s monthly glossy turned 30 in style. Photos by Oscar Colman.
7 hotel restaurants to boost your foodie credentials
Such often-maligned venues are enjoying a global renaissance. Check in to dine out at these exceptional culinary destinations where you can also lay your head.
Margaret River lands the world’s best vineyard awards
This year will be the first time The World’s Best 50 Vineyards announcement ceremony has been held outside Europe and the Americas.
How to dine like you’re in Paris (without the European summer)
Chris Lucas pays homage to the glory days with his over-the-top Melbourne bistro Maison Bâtard.
The First Nations chef who’s bringing Australian cuisine to the world
Byron Bay’s Mindy Woods won a World’s 50 Best Restaurants award for her work preserving and sharing Indigenous food culture. Here are her recommendations.
June
The world’s 50 best restaurants for 2025 have been revealed
The year’s finest dining locations are no longer a secret. Here are the winners and why Australia missed out – but made the runners-up list.
Birmingham new ABA chief; PwC profit slumps; 50 best restaurants
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
2 top Melbourne creatives join forces for a new restaurant
This new fine diner set in Fitzroy Gardens will be a homage to Melbourne.
Can the Murray cod finally hook Australia an aquaculture giant?
It’s a fish that can be found on the menu of white tablecloth diners. But shrinking supply of premium species is a big opportunity for this ASX-listed company.
May
Melbourne’s East End bets on a dining-led recovery
Hospitality operators are investing millions in a bet on Melbourne’s prized status as Australia’s top destination for big-spending tourists.
Neil Perry gives the lazy susan at Song Bird a spin
The chef and restaurateur rejects industry talk he’s sought a buyer for the restaurant but says: “If I had a magic wand, I’d go back to doing what I love.”
The top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting list
One of Australia’s oldest distilleries is releasing new $99 single malts and rare single-cask bottlings.
Our wine writer meets his match in a NZ gorge
The highlight of a tasting tour through Martinborough has nothing to do with vineyards.
The restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)
The Bentley team hit the big time in one of Sydney’s most palatial dining rooms.
The coolest place in Hobart to dine – literally
Institut Polaire, on the Tasmanian capital’s waterfront, is embracing the city’s Antarctic frontier.
From international student to restaurant entrepreneur in a decade
Biànca Marchi-Simon is part of a team that has reshaped Brisbane dining in just five years. Now they’re on the verge of another big expansion.
The (new) rules of business lunch etiquette
Our experts discuss the changing dynamics of business dining, right down to the place cards.
Dutton dines out in the mean streets of his favourite city
The defeated Liberal leader has bravely defied the threat of gang crime and abandoned restaurants in Melbourne’s CBD.
This is the place to take someone when you want them to say ‘yes’
Brisbane’s top lunch destinations include a packed dining room that canonises grills and seafood, and the luxe, laid-back version of a Melbourne institution.
The city blending the best of Melbourne and Sydney
From kangaroo tartare to crab spaghettini and mighty robata grills, here’s where to book the best business lunches in Canberra, Darwin and Hobart.